Today is very quite here at home. My oldest daughter is in the bed. My youngest daughter has not come yet. We are going to cookout but eat in the house. I hate to have bugs around while I am eating. I am really enjoying the day.
Well, I got laid-off again. This is the third time this year. I really enjoy being out of there. I get 5 weeks vacation every year and this just adds to it. We are usually busy now now with college but we were busy in the beginning of the year. This gives a time to myself.
On Sunday, while my daughter was going home she blow the engine in her car, so, that means Mom has to give up her car so she can go to work. I do not mine doing this because what are parents for. She is buying a new car tomorrow. She is a sales rep for a trucking company in Philly. So without a car she can't do her job. Now isn't this ironic how this worked out because I am laid-off. We have another car that sits in the driveway and that is what I have been driving. It is a gas hog. I do hope she gets that car tomorrow.
Well, I have fallen off the wagon again but I have been walking quite a lot. I am going to try and get 20 miles in next week while I am off. I only got 11 in this week because I cannot walk once it gets hot so I am going to be out by 6 a.m. in the morning. I do have a plan this time I am off. I am looking forward to doing it. I usually spend a lot of money when I am laid off but not this time because I am trying to save for my vacations I will taking in September and November.
I have to go now but I will be journaling this week while I am off. I hope everyone is enjoyng there 4th.
Alampkin :)

wow! 11 miles and now shooting for 20 ! I am impressed :bow:

You are for sure back on track! :D

Jade

I could not sleep so I decided to go water my flowers. I was outside in my nightshirt. I know if the neighbors could have seen me they would have thought I was ready for the crazy house. Now that I have watered my flowers I can get my walking in early. I hope to be on the road by 6:15 a.m.
I found out that I am laid-off until next Wednesday. Which is alright with me. My supervisor told me I should bump but I get more money in unemployment so I will not that until I have to. If i am off 45 working day in one year then it affects my health insurance. I look on these weeks off as a vacation. Besides it helps me to cope with the place. I have a better attitude when I go back. I still have 22 vacation days to take.
I wanted to retire but the health insurance is terrible and so is the pension. So I am just going to stay until my ship comes in. That might be tomorrow. You never know.
Menu for today:

Breakfast:
1/2 c of fiber one
1/2 c of kashi cereal
8oz. of milk
1 peach

Lunch
1 red beet egg/w beets
salad greens
7 crackers
1 c of fruit
water

Dinner
salmon
1/2 c corn
1 grilled summer squash

My will walk 5 to 6 miles this morning. I am thinking about doing some of my exercise videos this afternoon. I bought some walking CDs to walk with I hope I like them.
Its almost 5 a.m., so, I am going to get my clothes ready for my walk. Everyone have a great day.
:) :)

Alampkin

I got back from my walk about 8:15 a.m. I was misting kind of hard but I was determine to walk. I left my pedometer at home so I don't know how far I went. I think it was over 6 miles. Although it was raining it was very humid. I carried a umbrella with me. So far good with the eating. I have had just what I said I would have for breakfast and about 24oz. of water. I have an appointment at lunch time so I may not get lunch until late.
Everyone have a great day!:)

alampkin,

Nice to see you here.

It is nice sometimes to have that time off where you can think and get yourself focused isn't it. You are getting some great plans.

And wow, walking even though the weather isn't great. Good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep up the good work, and don't forget to keep track of your walking minutes too!!!

Take care

Hi Margaret, :wave:

Just wanted to stop by and say hello ..

Sounds like you have a good day ... I will be back tomorrow ....

Refresh my memory as to what your weigh in day is going to be ....

Remember to be patient with yourself ..... OUR SUCCESS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ... it will take us time ... BUT WE DIDN'T GAIN THE WEIGHT QUICKLY ...... BUT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE IN A HEALTHY AND PERMANENT WAY.

Make it a great evening. Take care . As always, Monica :hug:

Hi Crazy and Monica,
Thank you both for reading my journal. I did not walk this morning because I wanted to clean my house. I am washing the clothes while I am on the computer. I have to do my house work first thing in the mornings or nothing gets done. I will be doing the WATP tapes later.
My weigh in day is Friday or Saturday its according to how I work that week. If I stay for overtime or not.

Breakfast
1/2 c Fiber One
1/2 c Kashi
8oz. milk
1 peach
water and tea

Lunch
1/3 c cottage
1 c fruit
1oz cracker
water

Dinner
salad/ w tuna or chicken breast
1 ear of corn
1/4 cantaloupe
water

I don't know if I will be back this weekend, so, everyone have a great weekend. :) :)

Alampkin

Good Morning Margaret, :wave:

Another one of those early mornings for me ...... so I thought I would read some journals and respond where I could. I will start my day in another hour or so ....

I know what you mean about getting up early in the morning and accomplishing activities ...... I am the same way ... especially if I get up late or have a doctor's appt. ..... and my schedule is off kilter.

Margaret, are you sure you're getting enough to eat ? I know you follow the WW Plan .... but how many points are you allowing yourself .. ? ......

Make it a great weekend. As always, Monica

Hey Alampkin,

You are doing just great. Sorry about the lawn mower, read in another thread that it broke down on you. Don't you hate that, at least you got half the yard mowed.

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend too.

Margaret, :coach: WHERE ARE YOU?.....

Just wanting you to know I care and I am here. Write soon. As always, Monica :hug:

Monica,
I feel the care you have for me and I reaaly do appreciate it very much. Thank you very much.

Love,
Margaret

Hi there Margaret, :wave:

Glad you are okay ..... I am looking forward to hearing about how you are doing. So post when you can. Make it a great evening. As always, Monica :hug:

I have not been on the computer for several days. My husband went a picnic on Saturday and I went to Walmart. Sunday I went to church as always then my husband and spent the day together. But we are usually joined at the hip anyway.
I am going to start with today. First of all, I went back to work today. I was not suppose to go until Wednesday but one of the girls fell off a latter and hurt her foot so I got call back a day early. believe me I did not want to go. I was going to the day spa to get a manicure and a pedicure but I had to cancel the appointment. I am a little tired today from going back to work. This evening I went to my women ministry meeting at church. Several of the ladies made dinner for us. It was something I have never had before in combination before. They had salad greens with strawberries and chicken breast top with a dressing of choice. It was different but very good. This one lady made homemade bread sticks. We also had homemade vegetable soup. A light chocolate mousse. Water, tea, or punch. I had water. It was a very light meal. Very nice for a summer evening. For breakfast, I had 8oz. milk, 1/2 cup of fiber one, 1/2 cup of kashi cereal, tea/w lemon, 1/4 cantaloupe, water- 5 points. Lunch was very very low in points. 3 pieces of artichoke- .5, salad greens- 0, 1/2 of a tomato- 0, 4 radishes- 0, 1/2 of a cucumber- 0, 2 tbsp. dressing- 0, 1 cup of fruit -2, one peach- 1. I don't think I eat all my points today. I think they were to low. I am suppose to be at 24-29 points. I have not been writing my points down just trying to keep them in my head but it is not working. I am going to get up early enough so that I can put everything in my journal.
Over all I did not do to bad today. I did not get to exercise to day I will tomorrow. Time for bed. Have a great today tomorrow!!!!

Alampkin
:) :) :)

Margaret,

YOU ARE TOO MODEST .... WHAT A WONDERFUL MEAL PLAN YOU HAD I was always under the assumption (maybe because I didn't attend WW meetings but received there info from Stacey (here at DT) that you could have no less than x amount of points -- and no more than x amount of points -- but the best is somewhere in the middle. So if your point range is from 24 to 29 .... to be on the safe side shouldn't you have 26.5 points?

You did good girl :up: .... as I have told others in my opinion it is better to concentrate on one thing and get it down to a science than to concentrate on many things and get frustrated .... don't worry about the exercise .... a week or two won't hurt as long as you are following your food plan.

Make it a great day .... I hope to see you tonight at 100+ Chat. As always, Monica :hug:

Monica,
I was tell a friend of mine about this WW meeting I went to about two week ago. The leader ask everyone where should they be eating most of there points at the high end or the low end I was always told to eat at the middle but she told everyone that you should eat always at the high end of your points. So I am going to call the 800 number and ask. You are right I should be eating more maybe I would not be falling of the wagon all the time. My major trouble is I crave sweet. I can not have them in the house because I am just like a runaway freight train. Once I start eating it I will not stop until everything is gone. I use to bake but I do not do that anymore because I am the only one eating the stuff.
I may not be able to come to chat night . I have a meeting tonight at church. I am think about not going.
I just call the 800 number points. The rep said eating at the middle is safe bet but one should eat at the high end if you are exercising.
For breakfast:
1 cup of cereal
8oz. of milk
1 peach
tea/w lemon

Lunch:
1 lean pocket
1 diet Pepsi
1/4 cantaloupe
water

Dinner:
chicken salad/ w salad greens
1 roll
8oz of yogurt
water

I must go now take care.
Margaret

Margaret ..... :wave:

How about making desserts using Jello Gelatin or Jello Pudding ... you can make many things ... I have a jello cookbook. Would you like some recipes? I will be able to give you all the caloric and nutritional info. You should be able to compute the # of points (Lizzie said to divide the # of calories by 50 ... I was using that as my guideline when I was using WW Points). Let me know .... your menu for today is SUPER. Make it a great day my friend. As always, Monica :hug:

Hi Margaret, :wave:

Just stopped by to say hello .... and see how you are doing. I hadn't heard from you since Wednesday ......

REMEMBER OUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS TAKES TIME ... ONE STEP AT A TIME. I have found that to be true with every aspect of my life .... Take care of yourself .... know that I am thinking about you .... YOU WILL SUCCEED MARGARET. Make it a :super: terrific weekend. As always, Monica :hug:

Hi Margaret,

Wow, I finally used your name. lol

You are doing just fine. You will make it like the rest of us. So glad you are here.

HOpe you are taking good care of yourself.

What a weekend this has been? Just seem like I was on the road all weekend. My husband and I went to test a new Honda Accord. I really want a new car but I can't believe how expensive they are. I have 1990 Honda Accord and it has almost 211,000 miles on it but it still runs with the best of them. Every time I go to look at cars I get this turning feeling in my stomach. I don't know when I will get up the courage to depart with this car because I have had it for 13 years. It is almost like a member of the family. :)
I spent most of the weekend eating out and it was not good. Yesterday, I ate out twice and today I went to my daughters company picnic. I will be back on track in the morning. The picnic was a lot of fun. Both of my children work for great companies. That is more than I can say for myself but that is a other story.
I admire so many people here for their perseverance and never giving up on themselves. When they fall down they pick themselves up and move forward. That is great. I am trying to do that also.
Everyone have a great Monday.

Alampkin:D

Margaret,

My dearest friend .... SUCCESS WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU .... You have made a commitment to SUCCEED .... we all make mistakes ..... BUT WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT WE LEARN FROM THOSE MISTAKES. I was taught that in life I CAN MAKE A MISTAKE ONCE .... I CAN MAKE A MISTAKE TWICE ... BUT IF I KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE .... IT IS NOT A MISTAKE IT IS MY CHOICE. You keep coming back ..... so YOU HAVE MADE A CHOICE .... TO SUCCEED. Things are going to happen .... but as long as YOU KEEP WORKING ON ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS .... YOU WILL ACHIEVE THEM.

I believe in YOUR ABILITY TO SUCCEED ....... and it is time FOR YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. .

Starting tomorrow you have written a new page on your Journey To Success. Have and make it a wonderful evening .... take care and MAKE TOMORROW A WONDERFUL DAY. As always, Monica :hug:

Haven't been on in severals days. We did not any lights for two days. We had a terrible storm and the light were out until yesterday. When the light went out I was hoping the light at work were out also, but when I was going to work I saw that other business on that road had light I was very disappointed. I just knew I was going to be going back home. I only live about 7 minute from work.
I have not been exercising because it is so hot here but I do hope to have at lease 2lbs off by weigh-in.
This morning when I went to work a friend of mine was talking to me about us losing weight together. We did this once before and we were very success. I hope this time it works out. We use to hike every Saturday morning in the park for 5 or 6 miles. I think me being accountable to her would help a lot.
Everyone have a great evening.

Alampkin

Today, Tina and I talked about walking on the Rail Trail or at the township park every Friday. We use to hike every Saturday in the woods. Then we stop when she got married again. We use to have so much fun and got a lot off our chest. We are not going to put a time limit on when we will reach our goal but just try to get healthy.
I wish I could come here everyday and post but my yard work and my garden coming in will just prevent me from doing that. This year is much different from last year when it was so dry and the garden did not yield anything but we have butternut squash coming out our ears. Lost of string beans and tomatoes. They are my two favorite vegetable beside cabbage. I don't know if my husband will plant another garden next year because this to much work.
Tomorrow is my last day this week at work I am on vacation for the next 5 days. I am really looking forward to it. My daughters and I are going to New York for the day on Friday and go to the farmers market in Philly on Saturday. I have not worked that much for the last 4 weeks because I have been laid-off quite a bite. I do hope now thing will pick up because Christmas will be here before we know it. I already told my children that I was not going to spend a lot of money on them this year like in the pass.
I was really good today on my diet except I had some cheetoes for lunch. Tomorrow I am going to take a cup of yogurt for lunch eat in place of the cheetoes. For dinner I had string beans, leftover cabbage, 2 slices of whole wheat bread, about 3oz. of smoke turkey thigh.
Everyone have a great day. I am going to pick sting beans now.

Alampkin

Hi Margaret, :wave:

You haven't posted for a long time ...... so I was very glad to see your post today.

How lucky you are to grow your own vegetables .... it sure beats going to the store and paying outlandish prices.

Thank you for your post in my Journal ..... I am getting better .. swelling has gone down considerably. I am glad my girlfriend Dee suggested putting an ice pack on my foot. IT REALLY HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.

Post in your journal when you can ...... that way I have a better idea of how well you are doing on your weight loss plan. Have and make it a great evening .... and make tomorrow a fantastic day. As always, Monica :hug: :wn

Well my garden is almost finish. I only have tomatoes and butternut squash left. I told my husband that this the last year I am doing this because it is so much work. Besides when the plants touch my skin I get to itching like crazy. I have gotten into flower gardening. This the first year that we put so much effort into the whole yard. If I must say it looked very good. I hope I will not have spend as much money next because I mostly bought perennial this year.
We are cooking out on the grill tomorrow but eating in because the bugs are so bad. My oldest daughter was here to day but had to go back because she did not have all her paperwork done for her job. But she is coming back tomorrow and staying until Monday. She is a little sad right now. She had company at her house last week and her company left the door open and her cat took off. She is really worried about him because he is a house cat. My other daughter may not come because her and her dad her dad had a few words. She was wrong and he told her about it.
I went to WW today and my new leader did a poor job explaining the new program. I read on here that Lizzie is going to talk about it in the chat room September 8th. I am going to another class on this Friday to see if I can understand the material that I have. I will be in the chat for that session. I just don't know why I can't seem to keep this moving forward. The WW on this side of town did not have a Friday meeting but now they do. So I might give this lady a try.I have been to one her classes before. She said she has giving herself heart trouble because of all the crazy diets she was on. I know it is going to take a while to get this off. But I have to start some place. I feel like such a failure but I also know I can't give up.
It almost 11:30 p.m. so I have to go to bed so I can get for church in the morning. Also I have ask my daughter to go to a art festival in Lancaster, Pa with me tomorrow.
So everyone have a great day :) :D
Alampkin

I have decided to give this a try again. Hopefully I will not let anything or anybody get in the way. Today was one of those days this could have happen but so far so good I have not given into the stress.
Last night's chat was a big help to me the support is out of this world and I do appreciate it. What I most like about it is I am not judged and don't get the feeling of being judged. I quite WW about two week ago because I was wasting my money away. I am still using the program but I am going to try to do this on my own. I will be recording my weight every Saturday but just will not have to pay for it. When I was going I felt like the leaders were just standing up there watching the clock. The last time me and a friend went we walk in the door and saw who was teaching the class and turned around and walked out. I know I can get the support here and that is what I am going to do. I am going to try and journal here every night that I can.

Breakfast - 6 points
1/2c Kashi Crunch-2
1/2c Fiber One-1
1c milk-2
1/2c orange juice
water( not sure how much)
Lunch - 11 points
2 slices of whole wheat bread-3
1 tbsp. peanut butter-2
1 apple-1
1 pack of crisp'ums-5( I have one more pack of these and I will not be buying them for a while)
20oz. of water

Dinner - 15.5
6oz. turkey cutlet( when I looked this up I had to much meat)-9
2c green beans-2.5( I am giving this points b/c it was cooked with ham)
1/2c white rice-2
1 jello smoothie-2
water
I am using 6.5 points of my flex points that leaves me with 28.5 flex points.
I did not get to exercise today but I will make more of an effort tomorrow.

I will be successful at this and never... never give up.
Everyone have a great day!!:) :D

Dear Margaret,

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU It is without a doubt THAT YOU WILL SUCCEED AT ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL. Today I watched the Dr. Phil program -- his program has become a part of my life since he started on Oprah.

If you get a chance check out the 100 Plus Chat Forum .... I am making it a point to put excerpts from the book as well as the exercises that are in his new book. I feel that his book is just the kick in the behind that I needed.

I am not going to try telling you what to do .... because YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. I have always said WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED .... IT STARTS WITH OUR BELIEVING IN OUR ABILITY TO SUCCEED.

I know that by participating in as many of the chats here at Diettalk will enable us to achieve our goals .... we need to talk to others who are traveling the same path we are ......

YOU DID GOOD TODAY MARGARET :up: .... one day down and another to goal ..... As always, Monica :hug:

Monica,
Thank you for reading my journal. I know I have the ability to succeed because I have done this before. I am taking it slower this time. I am feeling very good about not going back to WW. That $12 a week can be used for something else. I hope to see you in at chat tonight. I have a meeting at church at 7o'clock. I hope it does not last to long.
Thanks for being there for me. I really appreciate your caring about me.

Take care.
Margaret

My stress level today was low compared to yesterday. I went for a walk at lunch. Which I see really does help with my job. Just getting away from people and being by my self.
This evening I went to the orchard and bought some apples, pears, peaches. This will last me a while because my husband does not eat any fruit.
I have been just drinking water for the last two days and only eating what I have plan. Only thing I do not have anything plan for dinner today.

Breakfast
1/2c kashi crunch
1/2c fiber one
1c milk
1/2 orange juice
Vitamins

Snack
1 oatmeal crisp

Lunch
2 slice of whole wheat bread
2oz. smoke turkey breast
mustard

Dinner
1 pork chop
1 tomato( cut in pieces)
1/2c rice
1/2 head of cauliflower
One of the fruits I got from the orchard

I better go so I can eat and fix my husband dinner before I go to church.

Everyone have a great evening. :) :D

Alampkin

I am back from vacation and I must say my husband I had a great time. We spend a lot of money but you can't take it with you. I have never seen a Brink truck behind a hearse yet. Not that we have alot of money. But my husband and I have decided to enjoy what we do have and give what can while we are alive. We were in California for 6 days and Hawaii for 7 days. There was not a day that went by we did not do something different. One of the best things we did was going to the Redwood Forest in San Francisco. We were in total awe of the trees special when we saw one that had fallen and you saw the real length of the trees. It was awesome.

Before I went on vacation I sign up for LA Weight Loss. I have been on the program now a week and a half I am down 8.2 pounds. I know a lot of this is fluid but I will take whatever comes off. I have to weigh-in in 3 times a week and do a food journal and show it ever time I go in so they can see how I am doing.

I quite WW after 30 years of joining and quiting. It was not WW but it was me. I could not handle all the choices. I was playing a game that I had to stop before I kill myself. I still like the WW program but the flexibility was to much for me. This program is much like what WW use to be like back in the day. I am a food addict( I have never said that, WOW ). With me having to weigh-in 3 times a week and me knowing if I do what they tell me I will get half of my money back. My program will last 96 weeks. All the people in the office are very nice and when you go in for counseling they do not rush you out or look at the clock which I really like.

What I am having today:
Breakfast:
8oz. milk
3/4c. Kashi cereal
1/2 orange
water

Lunch:
Romaine lettuce
1/2 cucumber
1/2 pepper
1/2c of cooked broccoli
7oz. ground turkey breast
1 sl. low cal bread
water

Dinner:
All the veggie from lunch
1 sl bread
maybe an egg omelet made with eggbeater.

Monica, thank you for encouraging me to do this journal again I will try and keep it up.

I give my best to everyone who reads this journal. And never give up.

Alampkin

:)

Hi Margaret, :wave:

I am thrilled for your wonderful loss :cheer: and whatever it is IT'S A LOSS

I promise if you take the time to post in your journal I WILL MAKE THE TIME to send whatever words of encouragement I can ....

You're GOING TO SUCCEED MARGARET :up: The road ahead will have many twists and turns .... BUT AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON THE END OF THE LAST OF YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEYS .... YOU CAN AND WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN Love you lots; I am as always, Monica :hug:

I did not get to post yesterday because I was doing my daughter favor. She had an alarm put on her car and did not have a ride to work. So like any parent would do I went to pick her up for work and went back up that evening for her to go get her car. They said it would be ready by 4 or 5 o'clock but they did not have it ready until 9:30. I have to tell you she was on tires. So there went my evening.

I did not get my meals on time yesterday. I am finding that you must be on a schedule and have a plan. I have to talk to the counselors and they really try to help you. I know one thing they do not like any foolishness. I go again tomorrow for my second weigh-in this week. They really try to keep track of your progress. They know that there will be factors when the scale will be up they try to encourage you to stay focus.

Breakfast:
1/4c eggbeaters(1/2 protein)
1/2 orange(1 fruit)
1 sl bread(1 starch)
1T margrine(my fat for the day)
water

Lunch
6oz. tuna(1 protein)
3 triscuit(1 starch)
Salad Greens with cucumbers, peppers, and a small tomato
2T. ff Italian Dressing
1/2 orange
water

Dinner
7oz ground turkey breast
broccoli
1 sl of bread
water

What amazes me about this program I am never hungry. You get a lot of meat. sometime it is to much.

I must go now I have to be at work at 4:30 in the morning.
I give my very best to everyone.

Margaret,

I am so glad to see you SO VERY FOCUSED; and I am looking forward to hearing about your success. Remember A LOSS IS A LOSS .... it takes time to succeed and stay successful. I am as always, Monica :hug:

Wow Alampkin,

I just found your journal. It has been a really long time since I chatted with you. So good to see you are back here at DT, and doing such a wonderful job of losing weight too.

Congratulations on your success so far. From what I'm reading you have found a good method that is working for you and you are very focused. That is great! I will have to stop in again and see how you are doing later too. I hope you have total success and reach goal on this journey.

Take care, keep well.
Sandie

Well, I have not been on this computer in a week. I have been very busy socializing. My church had their play last weekend and Tuesday and Thursday of this week I went to two church parties with two friends. It was at there churches. The one girl has invited me again next week to a party her Bible Study group is having. I may go. I went to these functions and did not gain a pound. I have got to say that surprises the living daylight out of me. At each party I had 1 or 2 treats and lots of veggies. The one last night was like a dinner theater but they only had cookies and cake. I only ate one cookie.

On this program one is not suppose to have sugar or salt(except Morton "lite salt). I do have so kind of sugar each week. I do not go overboard I am going to stop that because I am defeating myself doing that. I did notice last night when I ate the cookie I felt bad from it. I do like the program and I understand the program very well. I like it because I do not have as many choices and I am not tempted as much. I think I am able to live with this program. I really like the one on one counseling. I do not like them pushing their supplements on me. They are very expensive. I am going to health food store and see if they have any simulator products.

I am all finish my holiday shopping. I went out the day after Thanksgiving and got everything except I want to get my husband my husband a gift certificate at the bowler's supply store.
I need to wrap the things now. I am laid-off this week coming. I will get everything done then.

On yesterday, I got my clothes I had to send back from Hawaii because my suitcases were over 50lbs. They were going to charge to us $80 per suitcase and we had 4 of them, so, we shipped 39lbs of clothes back home. Most of the the clothes are new so I will be taking them back to the store after Christmas. I will not be needing them because I am going to be a "Foxy Mama" come spring. I will be a smaller size the spring.

Well it is almost 1:15a.m. so I am going to bed now. I hope everyone have a great weekend.

Alampkin

Hi Margaret, :wave:

You are doing very well :up: during this holiday season ....

Your program sounds alot like Jenny Craig ... I too was very successful while on the program -- the only thing I would suggest to you make notes on what you learn BECAUSE you don't want to fall into the trap I did ..... thinking you could do this by yourself.

Make it a great day and have and make it a fantastic weekend. As always, Monica :hug:

Monica,
Thank you for the suggestion. I have to keep a dairy for LA.
I am amaze that I have not thrown this to the wind yet. I keep think about them calling me if I don't show up. Now did you take the supplements on Jenny Craig.

I took some of my clothes back today and got back $82. I still have a lot more. I do want to look good this spring and summer.

Monica, thank you for caring about me. I really really appreciate it.

Take care,
Margaret

Yes Margaret .... they gave me supplements because I needed them ... I was basically on a 900 calories a day program so they had to insure I was getting additional vitamins ....

Margaret .... I only have one thing to say .. about this program for you ... IF IT WORKS FOR YOU ... AND YOU ARE FINDING SUCCESS ... stay with it .... our weight loss plans have to be something we can live with .... when you have achieved your goals ... remember you have to continuously BE ON GUARD ... otherwise you will gain the weight back PLUS SOME. That is what happened to me ....

Margaret one other thing ... and I have had to learn this . .. no matter how much weight we lose ... our weight loss is only one aspect of our lives .. we are who we are whether we are thin or fat ... and although we haven't met ... I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON ...

Know that I am in your corner .... ready to :cheer: you on .... be patient, be focused AND YOU WILL SUCCEED. As always, Monica :hug:

I went to be weighed in this morning and I was up 2.5lbs. thats because I was weighing in in short before but this morning I had on jog pants and a heavy sweat shirt. When I went there I had made it up in my mine that I was going to eat all I wanted tomorrow but when I left LA the counselor really had me thinking about my plan. I will be weighing in again on Friday. I will reach my goal. I am really going to get into this on Monday but until Monday I am going to be thinking about what I put in my mouth. I will start and exercise program with my treadmill and my videos I have. I saw in the newspaper where the YWCA will be having and exercise class on Sundays for one hour. I think I will join it and that will get me through the weekend. If I am a 160 or 170 by the end of May I am going to get myself some very nice.
Since I have been on this program I do not have as much trouble with my feet and legs. I have found that I can not have a program with to much flexibility but it has to be one that is very focus and have someone telling me what to do. I know I am a food addict. I do not know how I got like this but I know I have to do something about it. La Weight Loss is working for me. I just love the counselors they have. I cannot do the LA bars( they are like the Slim-fast bars) because I have IBS, so, I am just doing with just food I have here at the house. I am so excited about how things are going for me. I think I will post some of the recipes I have in a cookbook I bought from them. It might
help someone. Most of the recipes are just for one person and all have very little sodium in them. I am off all next week so I will post them then.
I must go because we are have candlelight service tonight at church and I have to finish cleaning and fix my husband some dinner.
I would like to wish everyone here at Diettalk.com A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!! After the holidays are over with lets all really get focus on ourselves and get healthy. Take care.

Love,
Alampkin


I mu

Margaret,

I personally would love to check out the recipes .... always looking for something new to prepare .... and I can always double the recipe ...

I am glad that you are thinking of participating in the exercise program at the Y ..... that would be imho a perfect way to enable your success on the weekends. Have and make it a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS ..... and lets move forward in our success in the New Year. Love you lots. As always, Monica :hug:

I am going to post some of those recipes on tomorrow. I got off track in the last two days but I am going to try and get back by tomorrow. I am not going to weigh-in until Wednesday because I will be very busy. I am going to do what Monica did and throw some of the food we had for Christmas out. My oldest daughter left today for Philly. I will truly miss her. I can't believe how well me and my girls get along. I do know when to say something to them and when not to (they don't think that). I love to buy for them.
I better go I am going to a friends home to take some veggie for a meal they are have after a funeral they are have at the church tomorrow.

Alampkin

I am sitting here in my Pjs and the UPS man just came to the door. So that is telling me I need to go put some clothes on. I hate to answer the the door because it has a lock on it that needs a key and half of the time I don't know where the key is. We do not use the front door anything.
I think the package is a Christmas gift my youngest daughter sent me from her job. She said a package would be coming.
I am back on track today. I gave the rest of the food to my daughter yesterday. There is a fourth piece of sweet potato pie up there but I will not be eating it.
I will not be having breakfast because I am so late but lunch will consist of
1 sl. bread
8 oz. chicken breast
1c broccoli
1/2 orange
water

Dinner
2c lettuce
1 sm. tomato
1 sl. bread
8 zo. chicken
Water

I better go the wind in really blowing hard out and my box is on the front porch. Everyone have a great day.

Alampkin :) :D

Good Morning Margaret,

I too am still in my pj's ... and I do want to get going -- I plan on going and purchasing some household items at Target and then going to Dee's for a visit ...

Good for you :up: for giving the food to your daughter and getting all temptation away from you ..... do you think you should go without eating something for breakfast .... maybe have a piece of fruit or green salad ... your lunch and dinner sound great but if it were me I'd be searching for food .....

I will be stopping by again .... to check up on you but mainly to wish you A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR .... I have to go and get dressed and put on my face (lol the world isn't ready for me without make up -- or at least I am not ready to have the world see me without makeup). Make it a great day. As always, Monica :hug:

http://www.theborobard.co.uk/Happy%20New%20Year.gif

Just wanted to wish you a Very Happy and Successful and Peaceful New Year!!!

Looking forward to cheering each other on Alampkin!!!

Hi Alampkin,
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still in pj's!! I always like to keep my jammies on until I just have to face the world.

I hope 2004 brings all the joy and happiness you want. I will be here cheering you on your journey!!

Have a great night and Happy new year!!!

Love and hugs,
Lizzie

To Nancy, Lizzie, and Monica,
I am wishing the best for all of us in the new year. I really am feeling good about the coming year. I will be here to cheer each of you on in the coming year. I just feel this is our year.
I have not been eating like is could because I have a very bad head cold. I don't care how I am feeling tomorrow I will be on track. I have decided to even get on the treadmill. I was going to go to the YWCA today to sign up for that exercise class on Sundays but I did not get there. I guess I will go on Friday.

I went to weigh in today and I have lost 2 of the 7lbs I gain last week. The counselor was very nice today. She said I would not have to come back until I was feel better but I am going on Friday anyway. I just feel so good about this program. I was talk to one of the lady in the waiting room about how expensive this program is and about how expensive the supplement are. She handed me a note to tell me to go to Walmart to get some of them. She said her doctor looked at the ingredients on the card and told her the supplements at Walmart was just as good. I have already bought 2 of the supplements at the health food store( which was half the price LA wanted). I am going to get the others at Walmart.
Coming to Diettalk.com this year has been of the best thing that has happen to me this year. I never feel I have been judge. There is always someone with word to help one out of their predicament. I appreciate everyone here. It is my hope and prayer that we all will stay focus on ourselves and move forward this year.

To all here at Diettalk.com have a great year and we will achieve our goal one day at a time.

Alampkin

May you be Blessed with extraordinary prosperity, extreme happiness, fabulous health, enduring love, endless faith in your higher power and much hope for a brighter future.

HAPPY 2004 TO YOU!!

Baylee,
I wish the same for you. I am feeling so good about my program right now. I we all going to stay focus.
Have a great day.

Alampkin

I have read some wonderful journal tonight. All of them have made me think about how we have to be kind to ourselves.
I went to be weighted today and I have lost 2 of the 7lbs that I gain doing the holidays. The girl that weighed me in today was so inspiring. I get a different person just about every time I go in to be weighed but I really like this girl.
I will be doing the treadmill in the morning. I don't think I will be going to church today. I say that now but I really hate to miss going. I am going to aim for 30 minutes. I know that will kill me but I have to start somewhere.

Father God, I know I can do all things with your help, so, Lord help me to be mindful of the things that are important and not take this life for grant because I know I am here only for a short time. I ask this in your name. Amen.

Alampkin

Dear Margaret,

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL TWO POUND LOSS :cheer:

Since I don't use a treadmill and I am not familiar with its workings -- I am not going to offer any suggestions on how much time you should spend on it .... I leave that to others who have more knowledge -- but imho if you haven't worked out with too much regularity on the treadmill I would do it in increments of 10 minutes .... 3 times a day ..... and build up to a full 30 minutes ....

:ex: is an important part of our weight loss plan ... but it's suppose to enable you NOT CRIPPLE YOU. Again I am so pleased and proud of your success. KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND DON'T LOOK BACK ..... As always, Monica :hug:

Monica's
Thank you! I use to do as much as 4 to 5 mile on the treadmill but I got out of the habit of working out. I have been reading the journals here at DT and many have inspired me. I plan to keep it up. Thanks again.

Alampkin

Well I am back on track. I still have not started really exercising. My counselor was getting after me today about getting on my treadmill. I was going to sign up at YWCA for an exercise on Sundays but my husband does not want me going in town. It is a bad neighborhood. I was going to sign up for a class that starts on Monday at the township building but I didn't do that either. To be honest I just don't want to pay for any of it.
I am going to do the Discovery Channel Body Challenge tomorrow.
My daughter told me they had 4,400 people to sign up in Maryland and 4,800 people in Pennsylvania. I hope I get there early enough so I will not have to wait very long because my husband will be on tires. He is going to drive me to Baltimore or Philly to weigh-in. I don't know why I am doing this. They give you 3 free months at Bally's but I do not live near a Bally's. I think I might be doing it for the challenge. The challenge will last from January 10th to April 3rd which is 12 weeks. I read about the challenge on here in someone journal. Well I better go I have to get up early so I can go stand in line which I hope is not to long.
Take care everyone.:) :D

Alampkin

I called into work today and I was told I was laid-off again next week. I was going to bump but I changed my mine. I am really getting use to being home. If could afford it I would retire. My job is shafting the retiree. They are freezing their pension. They use to get a raise when ever they add more to the pension but I am told now they will not be getting anymore than what they got when they retired. Now I think that is wrong.

I was doing really until the weekend came and some how I got off track. I know husband had deep fried shrimps and french fries. I have to learn how make them different for myself. I felt so bad about getting off track that I thought about quiting LA. So today I went be weighed in and I talked my counselor for over 40 minutes. She set me straight( thank goodness). After that everything fell in to place. My girlfriend and I were going to go out to lunch but by the time we were finish running around it was late. I didn't get home until after 4 o'clock. It was a very busy day. I think I am going to get up early and do my housework so that I can hit the streets by 9:30 or 10:00.
I am on track will stay on track this weekend.

Breakfast
1/4c eggbeaters
1 sl. bread
8oz. milk
2 mushroom
water
1 orange

Lunch
8oz. chicken
1 sl diet bread
1 c asparagus
1apple
water

Dinner
Small salad
2 T diet Italian dressing
1/2 c rice
6oz of beef liver/w green onions & mushrooms
1 tangerine
water

It time for bed. Everyone have a great evening.:) :D

Alampkin

Originally posted by Alampkin
I called into work today and I was told I was laid-off again next week. I was going to bump but I changed my mine. I am really getting use to being home. If could afford it I would retire. My job is shafting the retiree. They are freezing their pension. They use to get a raise when ever they add more to the pension but I am told now they will not be getting anymore than what they got when they retired. Now I think that is wrong.

I was doing really until the weekend came and some how I got off track. I know husband had deep fried shrimps and french fries. I have to learn how make them different for myself. I felt so bad about getting off track that I thought about quiting LA. So today I went be weighed in and I talked my counselor for over 40 minutes. She set me straight( thank goodness). After that everything fell in to place. My girlfriend and I were going to go out to lunch but by the time we were finish running around it was late. I didn't get home until after 4 o'clock. It was a very busy day. I think I am going to get up early and do my housework so that I can hit the streets by 9:30 or 10:00.
I am on track will stay on track this weekend.

Breakfast
1/4c eggbeaters
1 sl. bread
8oz. milk
2 mushroom
water
1 orange

Lunch
8oz. chicken
1 sl diet bread
1 c asparagus
1apple
water

Dinner
Small salad
2 T diet Italian dressing
1/2 c rice
6oz of beef liver/w green onions & mushrooms
1 tangerine
water

It time for bed. Everyone have a great evening.:) :D

Alampkin

I went to weigh in this morning at LA and I was on the down side.
Being this week I know I have be focus. I hope to be out of the 220's by next Friday. I only need 2 1/2lbs to accomplish this. I know I can do this. I am down 12lbs now. I am hoping for 18 more pounds by the time the weigh-in for the National Body Challenge comes around in April. That will put me down to where I was when I first started this diet 2 years ago.
I exercised for 38:11 minutes. I really like to get this down to a 15 minute mile. I am going to take my time so I don't get burned out.

Everyone have a great weekend and a safe one at that.

Alampkin

Hi Margaret, :wave:

Keep on focusing on your goals ...... YOU KNOW YOU WILL SUCCEED I am looking forward to hearing about your success. Love you lots. As always, Monica :hug:

Today, I really try to stay on track. I was in the daily chat room this morning and one of the ladies was talk about a lady who lost a lot of weight, so, I went to look at her pictures and I was most impress with what I saw. That really helped me to stay focus. Today, I went to help out at church to serve a family after a funeral. I did not eat anything. Sometimes church folks surprise me. They had left over food there and I said to the lady who was ahead of it to wrap it up so the family could take it home. She said you mean so the work can take it home. Then a little later my girlfriend said to her aren't you going to ask the family if the want to take any of this food home and she got a little tick because the one lady went out and asked and Marie said she wanted to take all the food home( I think that is what should have happen anyway. After all the church bought the food for the family). I love working the kitchen at church but sometimes I think some people come to see what they can eat and take home with them. I usually eat before going down there. I am really proud of myself tonight but I did have to many kudos when I got home after dinner. Tonight I wrote on my calendar to stay on track tomorrow. I must start getting the fruit in.

Breakfast:
8 oz. milk
1 c. kashi cereal
water

Lunch:
No lunch( at church until 4:30 p.m.)

Dinner:
8 oz. chicken
1 1/4 c. broccoli rabe
1 sl. rye bread
1/2 T. margarine
2 c. lettuce, 1 celery stalk
1/4 cucumber, 1 small tomato
2 T. Italian dressing

I only got 10 minute of exercise on the treadmill but I did shovel snow a little. I will do better tomorrow.
I am going to bed now and get some rest because i have a lot of housework to do tomorrow.
If anyone reads this I hope they have a great day on Tuesday.

Alampkin :) :D

I was on track today except I am not getting my fruit in like I should. I am going to try a little harder tomorrow. When I first started at Diettalk.com I was 192lbs. but since then I have gained 42lbs. since then. I can't believe I let myself do that. I have lost 12lbs of the 42 with 30 to go. I am back on the treadmill again but did not do to much of that this week because of shoveling snow. When I go to weigh-in tomorrow I hope to be down 2 more pounds.

Breakfast:
2 mushrooms
1 egg
1/2 T. margarine
1 cup of tea /w lemon and sweetener
water

Lunch:
TV dinner
water

Dinner:
Cauliflower
8oz. chicken
1 slice of rye bread
1/2 T. margarine
I should not have had the rye bread but I just wanted it. I am not doing to bad over all.

Take care everyone,
Alampkin